Long Island demographics, home data, economics

The estimated size of Long Island's minority population has grown, according to the Census Bureau's 2011-2015 American Community Survey. The white population during this period declined, compared to the 2006-2010 survey estimates, to 62.9 percent in Nassau and 69.6 percent in Suffolk. The Hispanic and Asian populations saw significant growth. The chart shows details of the breakdown, with Hispanics of any race compared to estimates of non-Hispanics. The "other" group here includes American Indian and Alaskan Natives, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, multiracial people and those who designated "some other race."

These tables give further breakdowns on race and ethnicity, and a table below deals with income, home ownership and other economic conditions. An (X) indicates data not available. (And you can read more about the
Census estimates for Long Island here.)

Race, Ethnicity, Sex, Age and Voting

NASSAU

SUFFOLK

Subject

2011-15

2006-10

2011-15

2006-10

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

Total population

1,354,612

1,329,083

1,501,373

1,482,548

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

15.8%

13.7%

17.8%

15.3%

Mexican

0.8%

0.8%

1.1%

1.1%

Puerto Rican

2.5%

2.2%

4.4%

4.3%

Cuban

0.5%

0.5%

0.4%

0.3%

Other Hispanic or Latino

11.9%

10.2%

12.0%

9.8%

Not Hispanic or Latino

84.2%

86.3%

82.2%

84.7%

White alone

62.9%

67.0%

69.6%

73.0%

Black or African American alone

10.9%

10.5%

7.1%

6.9%

American Indian and Alaska Native alone

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

Asian alone

8.5%

7.4%

3.7%

3.4%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Some other race alone

0.5%

0.4%

0.3%

0.1%

Two or more races

1.4%

0.9%

1.3%

1.0%

RACE

Total population

1,354,612

1,329,083

1,501,373

1,482,548

One race

96.8%

98.3%

97.6%

98.4%

Two or more races

3.2%

1.7%

2.4%

1.6%

One race

96.8%

98.3%

97.6%

98.4%

White

70.2%

74.0%

80.9%

83.0%

Black or African American

11.4%

10.9%

7.7%

7.3%

American Indian and Alaska Native

0.2%

0.1%

0.2%

0.2%

Asian

8.5%

7.5%

3.8%

3.4%

Asian Indian

3.4%

(X)

1.1%

(X)

Chinese

2.1%

(X)

1.0%

(X)

Filipino

0.9%

(X)

0.3%

(X)

Japanese

0.1%

(X)

0.1%

(X)

Korean

0.8%

(X)

0.4%

(X)

Vietnamese

0.1%

(X)

0.1%

(X)

Other Asian

1.0%

(X)

0.8%

(X)

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Some other race

6.4%

5.8%

5.0%

4.4%

Two or more races

3.2%

1.7%

2.4%

1.6%

White and Black or African American

0.5%

0.4%

0.4%

0.3%

White and American Indian and Alaska Native

0.4%

0.2%

0.4%

0.2%

White and Asian

0.5%

0.3%

0.4%

0.3%

Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races

Total population

1,354,612

1,329,083

1,501,373

1,482,548

White

72.7%

75.3%

82.9%

84.3%

Black or African American

12.6%

11.6%

8.6%

8.0%

American Indian and Alaska Native

1.0%

0.5%

0.9%

0.6%

Asian

9.4%

8.0%

4.4%

3.8%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

0.1%

0.0%

0.1%

0.0%

Some other race

7.8%

6.4%

5.8%

4.9%

SEX AND AGE

Total population

1,354,612

1,329,083

1,501,373

1,482,548

Male

48.5%

48.3%

49.2%

49.2%

Female

51.5%

51.7%

50.8%

50.8%

Under 5 years

5.4%

5.6%

5.5%

6.0%

5 to 9 years

6.1%

6.4%

6.2%

6.7%

10 to 14 years

6.5%

7.1%

6.7%

7.3%

15 to 19 years

6.9%

7.1%

7.0%

7.3%

20 to 24 years

6.2%

5.8%

6.5%

5.8%

25 to 34 years

11.2%

10.5%

11.3%

11.1%

35 to 44 years

12.4%

14.1%

12.9%

15.4%

45 to 54 years

15.6%

16.2%

16.3%

16.0%

55 to 59 years

7.2%

6.7%

7.0%

6.3%

60 to 64 years

6.3%

5.5%

5.8%

5.3%

65 to 74 years

8.3%

7.1%

8.2%

6.9%

75 to 84 years

5.0%

5.6%

4.6%

4.4%

85 years and over

2.8%

2.4%

1.9%

1.8%

Median age (years)

41.3

40.7

40.6

39.2

18 years and over

77.7%

76.3%

77.3%

75.4%

21 years and over

73.8%

72.5%

73.3%

71.6%

62 years and over

19.7%

18.1%

18.1%

16.1%

65 years and over

16.1%

15.1%

14.8%

13.0%

18 years and over

1,052,014

1,014,397

1,161,137

1,118,469

Male

47.7%

47.4%

48.6%

48.5%

Female

52.3%

52.6%

51.4%

51.5%

65 years and over

217,694

200,961

221,895

193,143

Male

42.4%

41.4%

43.1%

42.3%

Female

57.6%

58.6%

56.9%

57.7%

CITIZEN, VOTING AGE POPULATION

Citizen, 18 and over population

947,249

919,082

1,056,903

1,019,037

Male

47.4%

47.1%

48.3%

47.9%

Female

52.6%

52.9%

51.7%

52.1%

Paying the mortgage, and other household data

A smaller percentage of homeowners in Nassau and Suffolk paid more than 35% of their income for a mortgage in the 2011-15 period, according to estimates derived from the survey.

The table below gives details on the mortgage burden, along with other data on home ownership

NASSAU

SUFFOLK

Subject

2011-15

2006-10

2011-15

2006-10

MORTGAGE STATUS

Owner-occupied units

353,777

363,366

392,390

403,093

Housing units with a mortgage

65.3%

66.0%

69.8%

71.4%

Housing units without a mortgage

34.7%

34.0%

30.2%

28.6%

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (SMOC)

Housing units with a mortgage

231,114

239,955

273,748

287,764

Less than $500

0.4%

0.3%

0.3%

0.2%

$500 to $999

2.0%

2.1%

2.2%

2.1%

$1,000 to $1,499

3.9%

3.8%

5.9%

5.3%

$1,500 to $1,999

8.6%

7.4%

12.7%

10.8%

$2,000 to $2,499

14.0%

11.5%

19.5%

15.3%

$2,500 to $2,999

18.8%

15.1%

19.9%

18.2%

$3,000 or more

52.4%

59.8%

39.4%

48.1%

Median (dollars)

3,069

3,295

2,734

2,947

Housing units without a mortgage

122,663

123,411

118,642

115,329

Less than $250

2.0%

1.3%

1.2%

1.0%

$250 to $399

2.3%

1.9%

2.5%

2.2%

$400 to $599

4.7%

4.4%

6.1%

6.8%

$600 to $799

7.2%

7.3%

10.9%

11.3%

$800 to $999

11.0%

12.2%

15.9%

18.5%

$1,000 or more

72.8%

73.0%

63.3%

60.2%

Median (dollars)

1,286

1,269

1,139

1,103

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (SMOCAPI)

Housing units with a mortgage (excluding units where SMOCAPI cannot be computed)

230,445

239,408

272,647

286,686

Less than 20.0 percent

26.1%

23.9%

24.3%

20.8%

20.0 to 24.9 percent

14.6%

13.0%

15.3%

13.4%

25.0 to 29.9 percent

12.9%

12.9%

13.6%

13.1%

30.0 to 34.9 percent

9.6%

10.1%

9.9%

10.9%

35.0 percent or more

36.8%

40.1%

37.0%

41.8%

Not computed

669

547

1,101

1,078

Housing unit without a mortgage (excluding units where SMOCAPI cannot be computed)